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Ai Weiwei Stages Offensively Tasteless Photo Op

February 17, 2016

artnet news | Hili Perlson:

The internet is still busy commenting on Ai Weiwei’s latest misguided installation at Berlin’s Konzerthaus, which involved attaching 14,000 life jackets flown in from the Greek island of Lesbos to the building’s 19th-century façade. The installation is meant to commemorate refugees drowned at sea on the occasion of the annual Cinema for Peace gala, which took place inside the venue as part of the Berlin Film Festival… Read more